Guest Editorial: The effect of statutory regulation of osteopathy and chiropractic on research activity in the UK

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Canter ◽  
E. Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Statutory Regulation

Radiotherapy research activity and radiographer involvement in the UK

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Davies ◽  
Christine Rawlings
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Standards Of Care ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Local Initiatives ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Further Development

AbstractIn the UK, radiotherapy research is being conducted at national and international levels which include multi-centre clinical trials. Local initiatives and trials are also ongoing where work is being performed to develop techniques or protocols for new technologies and service development. Active participation within these studies is now leading to a culture change with radiographers (radiation therapists) becoming an integral part of the research process. There are currently 70 radiographers in the UK participating in research. This accounts for 2.5% of the UK profession. With the extension of role diversification, research radiographers are undertaking many new roles; however, there is still scope for further development. The therapists’ role in working within this research environment is to ensure improved standards of care focussed on evidence-based practice.

Leveraging Twitter Using Artificial Intelligence to Explore Mental Health Insights in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Marshall ◽  
Kate Lanyi ◽  
Rhiannon Green ◽  
Georgie Wilkins ◽  
Fiona Pearson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Key Topics ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND There is increasing need to explore the value of soft-intelligence, leveraged using the latest artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques, as a source of analysed evidence to support public health research activity and decision-making. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to further explore the value of soft-intelligence analysed using AI through a case study, which examined a large collection of UK tweets relating to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A search strategy comprising a list of terms related to mental health, COVID-19, and lockdown restrictions was developed to prospectively collate relevant tweets via Twitter’s advanced search application programming interface over a 24-week period. We deployed a specialist NLP platform to explore tweet frequency and sentiment across the UK and identify key topics of discussion. A series of keyword filters were used to clean the initial data retrieved and also set up to track specific mental health problems. Qualitative document analysis was carried out to further explore and expand upon the results generated by the NLP platform. All collated tweets were anonymised RESULTS We identified and analysed 286,902 tweets posted from UK user accounts from 23 July 2020 to 6 January 2021. The average sentiment score was 50%, suggesting overall neutral sentiment across all tweets over the study period. Major fluctuations in volume and sentiment appeared to coincide with key changes to any local and/or national social-distancing measures. Tweets around mental health were polarising, discussed with both positive and negative sentiment. Key topics of consistent discussion over the study period included the impact of the pandemic on people’s mental health (both positively and negatively), fear and anxiety over lockdowns, and anger and mistrust toward the government. CONCLUSIONS Through the primary use of an AI-based NLP platform, we were able to rapidly mine and analyse emerging health-related insights from UK tweets into how the pandemic may be impacting people’s mental health and well-being. This type of real-time analysed evidence could act as a useful intelligence source that agencies, local leaders, and health care decision makers can potentially draw from, particularly during a health crisis.

scholarly journals State substitution for the trade union good: the case of paid holiday entitlements

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
John Forth ◽  
Alex Bryson
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Union Wage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Paid Leave ◽  
Union Wage Premium ◽  
Union Representation ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Statutory Regulation

Purpose The literature on the union wage premium is among the most extensive in labour economics but unions’ effects on other aspects of the wage-effort bargain have received much less attention. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature through a study of the union premium in paid holiday entitlements. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine the size of the union premium on paid holidays over time, with a particular focus on how the premium was affected by the introduction of a statutory right to paid holidays. The data come from nationally representative surveys of employees and workplaces. Findings The authors find that the union premium on paid holidays is substantially larger than the union premium on wages. However, the premium fell with the introduction of a statutory minimum entitlement to paid leave. Originality/value This is the first study to examine explicitly the interaction between union representation and the law in this setting. The findings indicate the difficulties that unions have faced in protecting the most vulnerable employees in the UK labour market. The authors argue that the supplanting of voluntary joint regulation with statutory regulation is symptomatic of a wider decrease in the regulatory role of unions in the UK.

Perceptions of sewage sludge

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Tyson
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Regulatory Change ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Statutory Regulation

In Europe the agricultural reuse of sewage sludge is controlled by Directive but the combined forces of statutory regulation and “market” regulation have made the task of exploiting the scientifically recognised agricultural reuse benefits of sewage sludge arduous to achieve. The paper examines the factors that have influenced the perception of sewage sludge by the public in the UK and how public perception can be exploited in order to achieve regulatory change.

scholarly journals Response to: Surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK: An observational study of research activity and publication productivity

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 133-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Fowler ◽  
Yasser Al Omran ◽  
Thomas E. Pidgeon ◽  
Daniyal J. Jafree ◽  
Riaz A. Agha
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Publication Productivity ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Surgical Trainee ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Guest Editorial: h-indices and the performance of professors of nursing in the UK

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 2957-2958 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Thompson ◽  
Roger Watson
Keyword(s):  
Guest Editorial ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals NIHR surgery trials

2013 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-8
Keyword(s):  
Health Research ◽  
Surgical Research ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Do So

The Annals exists in part to keep surgeons up to date with advances in surgical research. We also have a responsibility to inform our readers of research opportunities that they may wish to join. Professor John Scholefield heads the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Surgery Specialty Group and he has asked us to publish regular updates of surgical research activity taking place across the UK. We are pleased to do so and provide some additional information below.

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